|
LAT |
RTMC |
RTC |
note: “~” = the film's name |
documentary |
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The Bad Kids |
yes |
100 |
100 |
Powerful education documentary shows a path to success |
Saving Banksy |
yes |
100 |
100 |
the ethos of street art and a desire to preserve it |
The Sunshine Makers |
yes |
100 |
100 |
*a merry trip through 1960s counter-culture |
The C Word |
yes |
100 |
|
cancer documentary bursts forth with ideas |
I Am Not Your Negro |
yes |
96 |
100 |
James Baldwin is illuminated, with dizzying multimedia savvy |
Oklahoma City |
yes |
95 |
92 |
looks back at the Timothy McVeigh bombing |
Strike a Pose |
yes |
94 |
86 |
what happened to the dancers in Madonna's Blond Ambition tour |
Harry Benson: Shoot First |
yes |
84 |
80 |
profiles a 'celebrity' photographer who was, in fact, so much more |
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America |
yes |
82 |
83 |
Musician seeks out bigots |
Reset |
yes |
75 |
75 |
re the now-departed director of the Paris Opera Ballet |
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous |
yes |
73 |
71 |
the rise of a YouTube star |
808 |
yes |
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Stars discuss Roland drum machine |
Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil |
yes |
|
|
looks at the country's horrifying Nazi past |
Sea of Hope |
yes |
|
|
explores national marine monuments |
A Rockin’ Midsummer Night’s Dream |
yes |
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an affecting chronicle, a snapshot of a town’s collective PTSD |
The Ataxian |
so-so |
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Cycling provides outlet and purpose for afflicted man |
Antarctica: Ice and Sky |
no |
95 |
83 |
More like 'March of the Glaciologist' |
They Call Us Monsters |
no |
82 |
73 |
a therapy session and a back-patting exercise |
Best and Most Beautiful Things |
no |
80 |
75 |
fails to explore deeply |
Two Weeks to Go |
no |
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|
Even with the ultimate clock ticking, is more selfie than movie |
animated |
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|
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|
Sing |
yes |
70 |
67 |
Packed with pop tunes, discovers the simple fun in putting on a show |
One Piece Film: Gold |
yes |
63 |
|
beneath the slapstick lies a blunt critique of economic inequality |
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions |
so-so |
|
|
suffers from both too much story and too little |
The Trouble With Terkel |
no |
40 |
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Recycled animation; strains to offend |
regular movies |
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|
|
|
The Salesman |
yes |
97 |
97 |
the setup is creaky, the payoff, when it arrives, is a thing to behold |
Paterson |
yes |
96 |
95 |
soulful, intricate poetry |
Old Stone |
yes |
95 |
92 |
Chinese neo-noir spins taxi driver into a bureaucratic nightmare |
Paris, 05:59: Théo & Hugo |
yes |
95 |
100 |
remarkably empathetic, big-hearted and love-struck |
Slash |
yes |
94 |
86 |
provides a coming-of-age tale for the social media age |
Neruda |
yes |
94 |
95 |
*a richly imagined biographical fantasia |
La La Land |
yes |
93 |
96 |
*breathes new life into the movie musical |
Fences |
yes |
93 |
98 |
feels straight ahead and stagebound, but... |
I, Daniel Blake |
yes |
93 |
100 |
still-seething anger is at the rabble-rousing heart of ~ |
Toni Erdmann |
yes |
92 |
90 |
Comedy and heartache make perfect bedfellows |
20th Century Women |
yes |
89 |
92 |
Annette Bening is the pitch-perfect centerpiece |
Land of Mine |
yes |
88 |
90 |
Young prisoners of war are victims of WWII fallout |
A Monster Calls |
yes |
87 |
81 |
*delivers a special kind of magic for both adults and children |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
yes |
85 |
77 |
an uneven but thrilling wrinkle to the mythology of 'Star Wars' |
Silence |
yes |
85 |
84 |
an anguished masterwork of spiritual inquiry |
The Brand New Testament |
yes |
83 |
77 |
finds God ... in Brussels |
Julieta |
yes |
83 |
78 |
*radiant melodrama is a work of subdued mastery |
Beyond the Gates |
yes |
80 |
60 |
horror movies delivers retro fun |
Patriots Day |
yes |
80 |
83 |
a fine tribute to the people of Boston |
The Daughter |
yes |
76 |
58 |
an effective modern reworking of "The Wild Duck." |
Split |
yes |
75 |
62 |
*M. Night Shyamalan's return-to-form thriller |
Staying Vertical |
yes |
70 |
83 |
an entrancingly weird study of male anxieties |
I Am Michael |
yes |
66 |
69 |
James Franco fascinates as he morphs from gay to straight |
Worlds Apart |
yes |
63 |
|
spins three love stories set in Greece |
Sophie and the Rising Sun |
yes |
60 |
67 |
would pass the Bechdel test with flying colors |
Claire in Motion |
yes |
57 |
71 |
Betsy Brandt captures a bereft wife's confusion and grief |
Wheeler |
yes |
56 |
|
Stephen Dorff shines in docu-style music drama |
Office Christmas Party |
yes |
41 |
26 |
T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon cut loose |
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter |
yes |
35 |
50 |
violent, idiotic fun |
The Bye Bye Man |
yes |
24 |
41 |
Don’t let it fool you, there’s fun to be had in the horror |
My Annoying Brother |
yes |
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will push your buttons and you'll enjoy it |
American Wrestler |
yes |
|
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winningly combines sports drama with immigrant saga |
The Boatman |
yes |
|
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Hypnotic border thriller depicts immigration on human scale |
Hidden Figures |
yes |
|
|
a Grade-A Hollywood crowd-pleaser in the best way |
Retake |
yes |
|
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intriguingly captures haunted gay man's replay of his past |
The Autopsy of Jane Doe |
so-so |
87 |
93 |
spooky atmosphere and slow-drip storytelling over visceral kicks |
Two Lovers and a Bear |
so-so |
86 |
89 |
thrilling drama with hits and misses |
Barry |
so-so |
80 |
74 |
low-key, mostly imagined portrait of the man who would be president |
Trespass Against Us |
so-so |
57 |
50 |
Adam Smith’s sloppily energetic debut feature |
Kung Fu Yoga |
so-so |
50 |
57 |
[try] to stop that goofy smile from spreading across your face |
XXX: The Return of Xander Cage |
so-so |
43 |
30 |
outlandish action, innovative stunt spectacle to the extreme |
Between Us |
so-so |
43 |
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uncomfortably close close ups, smash cut edits |
A Kind of Murder |
so-so |
36 |
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The otherwise flat mystery gets points for showcasing '60s style |
Monster Trucks |
so-so |
32 |
25 |
a mild creature-feature ride on the eco-friendly side |
Solace |
so-so |
24 |
44 |
delivers some old-school serial killer flair |
Underworld: Blood Wars |
so-so |
18 |
17 |
as satisfyingly big, dumb and loud as its predecessors |
Assassin's Creed |
so-so |
17 |
17 |
an exciting, if strange ride |
On the Rocks |
so-so |
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shrill, but often funny anti-romantic comedy |
The Grace of Jake |
no |
80 |
|
A shallow treatment of faith |
We Are the Flesh |
no |
75 |
67 |
Mexican art-house horror film is not for the faint of heart |
My Father Die |
no |
69 |
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Ultra-violent Southern noir is all style, no substance |
Frank & Lola |
no |
66 |
36 |
Twists and turns undermine psychosexual drama |
Detour |
no |
61 |
20 |
Take a pass and reach for the Edgar G. Ulmer film |
Burn Country |
no |
60 |
86 |
Intriguing premise fails to engage |
Sword Master |
no |
60 |
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slices and dices but can't match classic wuxia |
War on Everyone |
no |
57 |
50 |
A snarky, self-conscious cop thriller wages ~ |
The Legend of Ben Hall |
no |
56 |
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Aussie western goes on and on |
The Ardennes |
no |
54 |
45 |
Belgian crime drama veers off course |
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies |
no |
50 |
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doesn't remotely live up to its title |
Alone in Berlin |
no |
47 |
45 |
never gets a grip on its historical moment |
Youth in Oregon |
no |
45 |
25 |
Heavy-handed; makes dying with dignity hard |
Bakery in Brooklyn |
no |
43 |
40 |
rom-com produces neither love nor laughs |
Why Him? |
no |
40 |
30 |
something's missing |
100 Streets |
no |
40 |
33 |
Not even Idris Elba can elevate the pedestrian ensemble drama |
All We Had |
no |
39 |
13 |
Katie Holmes' makes ho-hum feature directing debut |
Sugar Mountain |
no |
36 |
|
Beautiful landscapes; mindless thriller |
Live by Night |
no |
34 |
28 |
Ben Affleck the star doesn't do Ben Affleck the director any favors |
Railroad Tigers |
no |
33 |
40 |
makes one yearn for the Jackie Chan of old |
Abattoir |
no |
32 |
|
sloppy horror/noir hybrid |
Passengers |
no |
31 |
17 |
predicable sci-fi thriller |
The Hollow Point |
no |
31 |
29 |
Border drama; sacrifices logic for violence |
A Dog's Purpose |
no |
30 |
26 |
a fleeting experience |
Don't Knock Twice |
no |
28 |
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[an] otherwise routine thriller |
Pitchfork |
no |
20 |
|
doesn't stray from tedium |
The Crash (Jekyll Island) |
no |
17 |
17 |
Flawed techno-thriller ripped prematurely from tomorrow's headlines |
Lost in Florence |
no |
17 |
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bland romantic drama |
Get the Girl |
no |
13 |
|
Dark comedy-thriller is a misfire from the get-go |
Collateral Beauty |
no |
12 |
3 |
a maudlin, manipulative holiday-themed sympathy card |
Eloise |
no |
0 |
0 |
Supernatural thriller glosses over ambitious storytelling |
Contract to Kill |
no |
0 |
0 |
Steven Seagal collects another paycheck |
The Book of Love |
no |
0 |
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The tragicomic whimsy is not enough |
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy |
no |
0 |
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Horror-comedy fails by any measure |
Fall |
no |
|
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Bergmanesque starkness and gloom; elusive, glacially paced |
Gold |
no |
|
|
there's no payoff in treasure-hunt [this] drama |
American Violence |
no |
|
|
a self-serious and sometimes silly B-movie |
Train Station |
no |
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Experimental drama can't bear the weight of dozens of directors |
Blood Brothers |
no |
|
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Pretentious serial killers; gets old fast |
Confessions of a Womanizer |
no |
|
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scrapes the bottom of the barrel before finding a shred of redemption |
Kill Ratio |
no |
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Ridiculous political thriller does Eastern Europe on the cheap |
Stevie D |
no |
|
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Dead-ringer overstays welcome in derivative ~ |
Sins of Our Youth |
no |
|
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lacks emotional heft to tackle gun violence |
Virtual Revolution |
no |
|
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There's nothing radical in the leaden sci-fi noir ~ |
City of Dead Men |
no |
|
|
Genre-confused; led astray by pretense |
Lost & Found |
no |
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moves in mysterious, if not always satisfying, ways |
Hickey |
no |
|
|
stuck in a '90s time warp |
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) |
no |
|
|
blurs the lines of reality |
48 Hours to Live |
no |
|
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Seedy thriller grooves better than it tells a story |
The Snare |
no |
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Derivative horror film relies on cheap shocks |
Top Coat Cash |
no |
|
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beats tough-guy cliches into the ground |
Doobious Sources |
no |
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You may need to imbibe to find the funny |
The Axe Murders of Villisca |
no |
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The scares are low, and the plot under-baked |